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  • @roeybason6659
    @roeybason6659 3 роки тому +46

    I would also recommend Bone by Jeff Smith. Good story, art, characters, and truly for all ages.

    • @natalydavidsmith3118
      @natalydavidsmith3118 Рік тому

      Pretty weak did not like this video. If you don’t like superhero’s you probably don’t like this fantasy weirdo jazz either. Will not go to him again.

    • @shifflettartstudios2335
      @shifflettartstudios2335 7 місяців тому

      Bone is my absolute favorite

  • @LCW94
    @LCW94 3 роки тому +43

    highly recommend 'Descender' written by Jeff Lemire and gorgeous watercolour artwork by Dustin Nguyen. this was the first comic that i ever got into

  • @omnitheus5442
    @omnitheus5442 3 роки тому +33

    Fear Agent, Transmetropolitan, East of West are three that I feel was missed. All are excellent.

    • @Archonsx
      @Archonsx 2 роки тому +1

      east of west is bad, children will like it, but i wouldn’t recommend it for an adult

    • @breakfree5028
      @breakfree5028 Рік тому +2

      especially transmetropolitan is fucking great

  • @theblindjedi41
    @theblindjedi41 3 роки тому +12

    The TMNT IDW run is my favorite incarnation of the turtles; it takes the best of all previous iterations and puts them together in an awesome package.

  • @dadp12780
    @dadp12780 3 роки тому +5

    Brubaker rabbit hole. I’m inside it and I have no plans of getting out.

  • @miguelmontero6144
    @miguelmontero6144 3 роки тому +12

    Yep, Im also definitely in that Brubaker rabbit hole myself. Currently reading Cruel Summer & I really love, love Velvet. I would also recommend Lazarus & Skyward, which has a hardcover collected edition coming in March.

  • @MC_Smuv
    @MC_Smuv Рік тому +3

    I would recommend Simon Spurrier's "Coda" for any art enthusiastic that's new to comics. It's not the greatest story on earth imo, but just seeing Bergara's art is like: "Whoah! This is what comics are like nowadays???!!!"

  • @DarkKnightNation
    @DarkKnightNation 3 роки тому +8

    Dude, just found your channel and I'm addicted. I love the approachable, yet intellectual discussion you generate on comics.

  • @adriancojocaru7096
    @adriancojocaru7096 3 роки тому +10

    Sandman - some of the oneshots are the closest thing to "real" literature I found in comics (ex: vol 3 of the tpb)
    Judge Dredd
    Transmetropolitan
    100 Bullets

  • @joxer96
    @joxer96 2 роки тому +3

    For years I thought there wasn't much for me in the world of comics (have never been much of a superheroes fan), then a friend introduced me to just how much I'd been missing. I'm sure your video has been quite an eye opener for many such as myself!

  • @bigstewinorlando7059
    @bigstewinorlando7059 Рік тому +1

    Big Thanks for the Overview... I'll definitely check up on a few of these books 👍

  • @barrypanaretou9124
    @barrypanaretou9124 3 роки тому

    Brilliant I wish you would make more of these kind of videos. Thank you Mike🙏

  • @venomspawn5422
    @venomspawn5422 3 роки тому +5

    Love these recommendation videos. They got me back into comics

  • @Evergreen085
    @Evergreen085 Рік тому +3

    I’d love a horror/sci fi episode. I’m absolutely hooked on Nailbiter, American vampire, Gideon falls, Locke n key, ghost house, and ton more. I’m Always looking for other stuff to read and discover too. I think the only problem I’m having is figuring the differences between absolutes and deluxe and Omni ?

  • @rorydirish251
    @rorydirish251 Рік тому +2

    Really enjoying this channel. I’ve never been a graphic novel/comic guy but I had a large and very unexpected heart attack in July and I’ve been pretty much stuck at home since. Started buying graphic novels and discovered a whole new world. Particularly love the work of Jeff Lemire (bought most of his back catalogue now), Grant Morrison, MarkMillar.
    If anyone reads this and has any non-superhero recommendations - type away!

  • @WangFuAdam
    @WangFuAdam 2 роки тому

    i owned all but about 6 or 7 of those....love your list!! I would have added fear agent, also oblivion song and skyward

  • @grzegorzciombor5848
    @grzegorzciombor5848 3 роки тому +1

    Thx for video, thx to you i found few things to ad to my collection :)

  • @ojeagauanseru-yf2np
    @ojeagauanseru-yf2np 10 місяців тому

    Thank you! Amazing list.

  • @Darthmiguel89
    @Darthmiguel89 Рік тому +3

    Sir you are doing the lords work lol I loved this, I’m a big comic book fan but I’m fading away from the big 2 and I like to dig into mostly anything. This diverse list was great, hope to see more horror recommendations

    • @TheHardcoverComic
      @TheHardcoverComic  Рік тому +2

      Happy to hear these recommendations clicked! We’ve done some videos on specific themes like horror, fantasy, sci fi recommendations and will absolutely be doing more in the near future!

  • @angelosilva9587
    @angelosilva9587 3 роки тому +4

    We need a Scalped Omnibus or Compendium.

  • @kylemorris9170
    @kylemorris9170 3 роки тому +4

    Sad that Scalped and Descender were in the thumbnail but didn’t make the video. Those books are both awesome. I think Extremity would be a good recommendation for anyone who likes Saga. Also Uber for anyone who loves WW2 history and Sci-Fi.

  • @johnconiglio9278
    @johnconiglio9278 2 роки тому +2

    I would recommend Dead Eyes, Nocterra, undiscovered country and department of truth. These are great series to get people hooked into comics who are hesistant.

  • @jamiedunne2671
    @jamiedunne2671 3 роки тому +2

    Forgotten realms Drizzt graphic novel adaptions are amazing highly recommend 👌

  • @matthewwendt7315
    @matthewwendt7315 Рік тому +1

    Walking dead is a great show but man not enough people realize how much better the comics are.

  • @frankmaxwell2052
    @frankmaxwell2052 Рік тому

    Really good list. Here are some other newish ones are Nocterra (my fav), something is killing the children (very close second), Nice House on the Lake (amazing story), and if you want something superhero that isn’t the big two there’s Black Hammer and Crossover. These are all extremely compelling and all of them have excellent writing. Oh yeah and Bunny Mask.

  • @pedroalves6425
    @pedroalves6425 Рік тому +1

    My stepchildren regrettably aren´t into superheroes. Got them reading comics with Elfquest and Bone.

  • @anab0lic
    @anab0lic 3 роки тому +2

    do we know if Lazarus deluxe editions are being reprinted?

  • @alexshewan
    @alexshewan 3 роки тому

    What are your thoughts on The Immortal Hulk? I’m not a big marvel nor DC fan but I’ve heard a few points that put this one on my radar. Not sure if I should pull the trigger.

  • @djstumpy7399
    @djstumpy7399 Рік тому +1

    I recently came back to graphic shorts (don't like term comic now I'm old 😁) , I've enjoyed turtles last Ronin series and then I tried to read some new Crow idw's but I just didn't like them , the use of colour takes away some grit of James O'Barr originals and some of the stories just didn't grip me. One thing that put me off dc and marvel comics is the referencing in a new story past comics in a window box and then feeling I've missed an event. Anyways great video and some great suggestions.

  • @skut9
    @skut9 3 роки тому +6

    Killadelphia
    These Savage Shores
    Excellence
    Birthright
    Skyward
    Port of Earth
    Black Hammer
    Ignited
    Abbott
    Cold Spots
    Gideon Falls
    Bitter Root
    Wythces
    Rasputin (Image comics)
    Have fun 🙃👋🏿

  • @excalibur9979
    @excalibur9979 2 роки тому

    Hey these sound great, you shjould keep making recommendations

  • @axilleaskazuya5370
    @axilleaskazuya5370 2 роки тому +1

    Scalped blew my mind, northlanders

  • @--thiago-
    @--thiago- 3 роки тому +3

    great video mike! got invincible , chew and CHu because of you! cant wait to read it! Too bad we dont get a lot of image/idw/boom etc over here... onlye marvel dc :(

    • @TheHardcoverComic
      @TheHardcoverComic  3 роки тому +1

      Hopefully that changes!

    • @mdb9920
      @mdb9920 3 роки тому

      Hope they reprint the Chew Smorgasbord editions something soon with Chu.

  • @D-MAN1994
    @D-MAN1994 2 роки тому +2

    I'm conservative and I absolutely love sin city lol

  • @jeanheatley1334
    @jeanheatley1334 10 місяців тому

    I would recommend the futurama comics for anyone who likes the show or enjoys syfi space adventures. The comics aren’t just rewrites of old episodes either. It’s like a whole other season of futurama. It has compelling stores and it might be a syfi comedy but they delve into touchy subjects in the show and comic.

  • @Ben623
    @Ben623 3 роки тому +2

    @the hardcover comic
    Do you guys print the custom dust jackets as well? Or if you just design it, where do you recommend going to print? Thanks
    Love the vids.

    • @TheHardcoverComic
      @TheHardcoverComic  3 роки тому +1

      We just design! Houchen is the best place to print in the US. Not sure in other places, but your best bet is to take an official dust jacket to a print shop and tell them that is the kind of paper and quality you would like them to print!

  • @Vinlander95
    @Vinlander95 3 роки тому +3

    Another video idea could be the best superhero comics that are not a part of DC or Marvel. Apologies if you've already done such a video, couldn't find it if you did.

    • @TheHardcoverComic
      @TheHardcoverComic  3 роки тому +1

      That’s actually a video I have scheduled to come out next week! Great minds

  • @Chrismooar
    @Chrismooar 3 роки тому +1

    What is the Unknown Soldier omnibus(??) next to the Transmet Absolutes?

    • @TheHardcoverComic
      @TheHardcoverComic  3 роки тому +1

      It is a custom bound omnibus of the Vertigo series written by Joshua Dysart!

  • @andersonxaviersilva
    @andersonxaviersilva 3 роки тому +6

    The more i read other studios (Boom, DH, Image, Dynamite, etc) comics, the less i red the 'Big 2"!

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 2 роки тому +1

      Just wait till you discover manga

    • @andersonxaviersilva
      @andersonxaviersilva 2 роки тому +1

      @@turtleanton6539 manga is not my vibe too, respect, but is not for me. I l like more animes!

    • @DhrubajyotiRaja01
      @DhrubajyotiRaja01 2 роки тому +1

      @@turtleanton6539 They aren't colourful... that's the main problem

  • @mehernoshtarapore8902
    @mehernoshtarapore8902 3 роки тому +2

    Universal war one and samurai titan comics

  • @negansmith3832
    @negansmith3832 Рік тому +1

    I recommend the walking dead comics I never used to read but I loved the show so I got them now im in love with comics

  • @mylk9816
    @mylk9816 2 роки тому

    What book is above that private eye cat thing

  • @freethedreamer-
    @freethedreamer- Рік тому

    nice recommendations

  • @FarawayPictures
    @FarawayPictures Рік тому

    Y was brilliant, I remember hearing about the show and thinking, women aren't going to like that...and then it's cancelled.
    Criminal, how on earth has that not been made into a tv series!
    Locke & Key I didn't like the show, too frustrating, I did like the idea though. I will look up more on the books.
    One to add, one of my all time favourites: the Paul series by Michel Rabagliati. A french Canadian. Just awesome stories of his life.

  • @Mayu-gb2if
    @Mayu-gb2if Рік тому

    Just read daymen by boom studios it was pretty good

  • @jasondismuke4837
    @jasondismuke4837 3 роки тому +1

    Anything with Ash Williams as the main character.

  • @--thiago-
    @--thiago- 3 роки тому +1

    oh forgotr to say that farmhand , atomic robo, ice cream man, something is killing the children and alienated on the wishlist too!

  • @ReaperXC
    @ReaperXC 3 роки тому

    Where’s the reading order?

  • @Romezguide
    @Romezguide 3 роки тому

    You should try do a part 2 to this like scalped and mighty morphin power rangers by Higgins

    • @Romezguide
      @Romezguide 3 роки тому

      @@iBsteveT yes that is true it reads like one

  • @stellite31
    @stellite31 2 роки тому +2

    What about “ROAD TO PERDITION “?

    • @colincredle7634
      @colincredle7634 2 роки тому

      A great homage to LONE WOLF & CUB as the author admits...

  • @mario___1826
    @mario___1826 3 роки тому +4

    ...Do you think SWEET TOOTH will get an absolute edition with the show coming out

    • @ReaperXC
      @ReaperXC 3 роки тому +1

      Either that, compendiums (more likely at DC) or reprints. It’s Lemire and getting a series. So it’s coming back in some format.

    • @simonlamarche1
      @simonlamarche1 3 роки тому +1

      Good question.

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 2 роки тому

      Probably or something like it

  • @EdgardoSalas
    @EdgardoSalas 3 роки тому

    Tom Strong by Alan Moore :D

    • @theslickrips5904
      @theslickrips5904 3 роки тому

      Ugh I need that deluxe volume 1 so dang bad lol

  • @a_teonnai-ki8049
    @a_teonnai-ki8049 3 роки тому +4

    Nowadays seeing what happens in mainstream comics I am not sure if a TV/big screen adaptation is a good idea. Many staple comics were written several decades ago. In a very different social climate. I would rather keep wondering how certain characters would be portrayed on the screen than see a mockery of the source material.

  • @Dennis-xm8uc
    @Dennis-xm8uc 3 роки тому +1

    That Intro tho

  • @xposhboyx
    @xposhboyx 3 роки тому

    "The Killer" by Jacomon & Matz

  • @francoisdemorcy5084
    @francoisdemorcy5084 3 роки тому +2

    Good review. Cool voice
    Lazarus is no joke
    Love it. Never got into TMT
    but I may try the IDW. Transformers I love
    Locke and Key book is hardcore
    Series is is eh M Too light
    Walking Dead started out good and then it turned to shit. Y the last man was a cool book. Preacher is blasphemous.
    Black Science I heard is good. Should have gotten that instead of East of West

  • @paulysguitarjournal
    @paulysguitarjournal 2 роки тому +1

    Got any a little less… um… violent?

  • @reginaldforthright805
    @reginaldforthright805 2 роки тому

    Battle chasers and danger girl. Buscema’s Conan. Bernie wrightson creepy stories. Judge dredd and Nemesis.

  • @dddaaa6965
    @dddaaa6965 Рік тому

    hi mike

  • @jeanstewart9484
    @jeanstewart9484 3 роки тому

    The adventure adventures of remeoshi the world's last hope volume one by reamey carr It is on amazon it is good.

  • @wouterdhondt5642
    @wouterdhondt5642 3 роки тому +2

    I never get why people think Hellboy is non-superhero. What makes this series non-superhero? The fact that no one is wearing spandex?

    • @reginaldforthright805
      @reginaldforthright805 2 роки тому

      Yes, lack of spandex, alter egos, leagues of heroes, supervillains, stupid powers, bright colors, and realistic cityscape settings. Plus the addition of myth, history, and monsters. Genres are defined by their superficial tropes and stortytellimg conventions, but almost every genre routinely features heroes who are larger than life in some way,

  • @Entedeficción
    @Entedeficción Рік тому

    The audio is not synchronized with the video, without acrimony.

  • @80cry61
    @80cry61 3 роки тому

    dude for a small channel these videos are extremely hq

  • @mehernoshtarapore8902
    @mehernoshtarapore8902 3 роки тому +1

    Bouncer carthago metabarons from humanoids okko the killer from boom studios archaia

  • @jonoakley6795
    @jonoakley6795 Рік тому

    I give D4VE to new readers.

  • @videogamelover2006
    @videogamelover2006 5 місяців тому +1

    I love I Hate Fairyland

  • @simonlamarche1
    @simonlamarche1 3 роки тому

    Nice

  • @stillunluckyusername
    @stillunluckyusername 3 роки тому +3

    Am I the only one who doesn't like Saga? :P

    • @DrakonR
      @DrakonR Рік тому

      Saga is woke garbage.

  • @nickl9317
    @nickl9317 2 роки тому +1

    How about comics that respect your intelligence? No superheroes, no cheap thrills like in 90 percent of comics where it gets stupid as fuck after the third issue? Ya know stuff you can read and feel something and get out of it thinking *shit that was something and it’s gonna stick with me? Apart from Black Hole which totally is exactly that?

    • @amarikwa888
      @amarikwa888 2 роки тому +1

      Try: Daytripper, Upgrade Soul, Monsters, Blue in Green, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr and These Savage Shores.

  • @smackroscoe
    @smackroscoe Рік тому +1

    Superhero books SUCKS! Go Indy/Horror/Crime/Manga or GTFO!

  • @atheistsince1210
    @atheistsince1210 Рік тому +1

    So admittedly I’m of a philosophical and scientific aura and I’m embarrassed I drank the Kool aid in 2012 for the TV show . Then one day it all clicked : entropy , rigor Morris and blowflie and maggot consumption of human flesh make “zombies “ a total complete impossibly the crows would feast on their eyes and thier brains would decompose into black goo in less than a week the show being in GA yeah zombies just don’t fly when forensic pathologists are consulted I don’t care how good the comic are I use them as paper weights and will trade for just about anything still embarrassed by the stupid ****! 🤮💀🤮💀🤡

    • @dddaaa6965
      @dddaaa6965 Рік тому

      You would love soap operas.